2005 bike shots

sup peeps...
well i was getting ready for a ride up on killington VT and looked over in the parking lot and saw these 2 bikes... after scratching my head for a sec i figured ide go over and take a closer look at somthing that said ironhorse but had totally different linkage that i had never seen b4...

after speaking with travis and shannon "the very kewl owners" they informed me thier 2005 models in testing... travis let me ride it about the lot abit and all's i can say is it felt solid as a rock and the forks "doing only light riding" felt insanely fluid... needless to say i was drooling all over and figured ide give the bike back before i made a mess on it lol...

sup peeps...
well i was getting ready for a ride up on killington VT and looked over in the parking lot and saw these 2 bikes... after scratching my head for a sec i figured ide go over and take a closer look at somthing that said ironhorse but had totally different linkage that i had never seen b4...

after speaking with travis and shannon "the very kewl owners" they informed me thier 2005 models in testing... travis let me ride it about the lot abit and all's i can say is it felt solid as a rock and the forks "doing only light riding" felt insanely fluid... needless to say i was drooling all over and figured ide give the bike back before i made a mess on it lol...

anyway heres some shots...

Wow! It looks like weve got another bullit clone, but this time with a 1.5 headtube.

did they mention......

Originally Posted by zillaoc

sup peeps...
well i was getting ready for a ride up on killington VT and looked over in the parking lot and saw these 2 bikes... after scratching my head for a sec i figured ide go over and take a closer look at somthing that said ironhorse but had totally different linkage that i had never seen b4...

after speaking with travis and shannon "the very kewl owners" they informed me thier 2005 models in testing... travis let me ride it about the lot abit and all's i can say is it felt solid as a rock and the forks "doing only light riding" felt insanely fluid... needless to say i was drooling all over and figured ide give the bike back before i made a mess on it lol...

anyway heres some shots...

Did they mention anything about the release dates on the dh bike? looks sick

as i said i only did very light riding with it... felt like a dream...
i think the vavling in the forks may have been factory done as they were plush thru as much of the stroke as i could use...
ill be looking for one when they come out...

As Nate says, the dw-link bike is NOTHING like a Kona. NOTHING! There has been lots of insider stuff posted about this bike over on ridemonkey and hcor. You can read up on dw-link technology at www.dw-link.com.

As for the single pivot bike, it is a new platform being released in the fall called Yakuza. It is a lower-end freeride platform with prices between $800 and $2000.

The fork on Travis' bike were Blackbox mod'ed by the Rock Shox race techs. You can purchase those parts thru Rock Shox/Sram.

As Nate says, the dw-link bike is NOTHING like a Kona. NOTHING! There has been lots of insider stuff posted about this bike over on ridemonkey and hcor. You can read up on dw-link technology at www.dw-link.com.

As for the single pivot bike, it is a new platform being released in the fall called Yakuza. It is a lower-end freeride platform with prices between $800 and $2000.

The fork on Travis' bike were Blackbox mod'ed by the Rock Shox race techs. You can purchase those parts thru Rock Shox/Sram.

-ska todd

Can you give us any more info on the "yakuza"? Its obviously a bullit clone (not that theres anything wrong with that) but at least its got the 1.5 headtube, and the pivot appears to be lower than on a bullit. Also, is it true that you will have that new DH frame made in the USA?

Can you give us any more info on the "yakuza"? Its obviously a bullit clone (not that theres anything wrong with that) but at least its got the 1.5 headtube, and the pivot appears to be lower than on a bullit. Also, is it true that you will have that new DH frame made in the USA?

I wouldn't call it a Bullit clone. A Bullit wasn't the 1st single pivot bike nor will it be the last. A single pivot bike is the easiest way to make a cost effective, durable suspension frame with good suspension performance.

There will be 3 different Yakuza frames...a 7" freeride frame, an 8" DH frame, and a hardtail.

question?

whats the retail....

Originally Posted by ska todd

I wouldn't call it a Bullit clone. A Bullit wasn't the 1st single pivot bike nor will it be the last. A single pivot bike is the easiest way to make a cost effective, durable suspension frame with good suspension performance.

There will be 3 different Yakuza frames...a 7" freeride frame, an 8" DH frame, and a hardtail.